We’ve got one game left for Week 17 of the 2025/’26 NFL season. This week’s Monday Night Football features the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Atlanta Falcons. The Rams are 11-4, but tied for second place in a hyper-competitive NFC West. They have two games left to move up the rankings. Kirk Cousins is still the starter in Atlanta, and he’ll get a chance to add another win in primetime.

Who: Los Angeles Rams (11-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-9)

Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA

When: December 28, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

TV: ABC/ESPN

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The Washington Commanders played on Christmas day, and are now getting back into their weekly routine for Sunday’s season finale against the Eagles in Philadelphia. Dan Quinn talked to reporters for his weekly “Tell the Truth Monday” and gave some injury updates. He was asked about sitting players, but he said they’re only sitting players who are dealing with injuries.

Marcus Mariota is dealing with stitches in his throw hand and a quad injury, and didn’t participate in today’s walkthrough. Quinn said it would be a stretch for him to play on Sunday, He’s hopeful Mariota can play, but Josh...

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Commanders and Deebo Samuel could go their separate ways this offseason

The former South Carolina standout is still fighting. Samuel is in a contract year, so anything less wouldn’t be smart. What the Commanders need to figure out is whether the All-Pro is worth keeping around at the money he’ll likely demand.

Market projections for Samuel are in the $20 million-per-year range. Peters has a lot of money tied into Terry McLaurin, another receiver on the wrong side of 30. He could be reluctant to shell out another lucrative deal for an...

The Washington Commanders lost to the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day, dropping to 4-12 for the season. It’s been a long wait until Sunday to find out if the Philadelphia Eagles will have anything to play for in Week 18 when they host the Commanders for the season finale. The Eagles squeaked out a win in Buffalo when the Bills went for two, instead of attempting the extra point to take the game into overtime. Philly still has a shot to move up to the #2 seed in the NFC.

The Washington Commanders are currently sitting in the No. 7...

Week 17 is not over yet, we’ve got one more game to watch on Sunday night. The Chicago Bears are visiting the San Francisco 49ers in a game that will have big implications for the NFC playoffs. They are both 11-4, tied for the second-best record in the conference. The Bears have already clinched the NFC North division title, but the 49ers are 1 1/2 games behind the Seattle Seahawks, and tied with the Los Angeles Rams in the highly-competitive NFC West. Huge game!

Matchup: Chicago Bears (11-4) at San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

Date/Time: December 28, 2025, 8:20 p.m. ET...

The Washington Commanders hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day, and lost 30-23. The NFL had three games on their holiday slate, two games yesterday, and another 10 games on today’s full schedule. That’s a lot of stress-free football for Commanders fans to (tank) watch.

Fox only has one game on their late afternoon schedule, and it will be nationally televised. The Philadelphia Eagles are visiting the Buffalo Bills in a big game for both teams, and the rest of the teams heading to the playoffs. The Eagles have already won the NFC East, but only have 10 wins, and...

The Washington Commanders hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day, and lost 30-23. The NFL had three games on their holiday slate, two games yesterday, and another 10 games on today’s full schedule. That’s a lot of stress-free football for Commanders fans to (tank) watch.

Fox has four games, and most of the country will be watching an AFC South game that has the Jacksonville Jaguars visiting the Indianapolis Colts. Philip Rivers is set to make his third start in a row, and still looking for his first win with the Colts since coming out of retirement. We’ve also got...

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NFL fines 5 players from Eagles-Commanders fight; no suspensions

Commanders defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw drew the biggest fine; the NFL levied a $20,288 punishment because he “swung.” Eagles offensive lineman Tyler Steen was fined $8,436 for striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing and $8,435 because he “swung” ($16,870 total).

Three Commanders defensive backs were also fined: Will Harris was fined $11,593 for grabbing a facemask, Quan Martin was fined $11,572 for striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing and Mike Sainristil was fined 9,725 for striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing.

The scuffle occurred with 4:26 remaining in the fourth quarter after the Eagles attempted a two-point...

The NFL has two games on it’s Week 17 Saturday slate. The Washington Commanders hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day, and now we’ve got some more games to watch.

The Saturday night football game is an AFC vs NFC game with one team’s season on life support. The Baltimore Ravens need this win to keep their slim(2%) chance of winning the division alive without Lamar Jackson. The Packers will be without QB Jordan Love as he deals with a concussion, but they also need this win to keep hope alive to win the NFC North.

Matchup: Baltimore Ravens (7-8)...

The NFL has two games on it’s Week 17 Saturday slate. The Washington Commanders hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day, and now we’ve got some more games to watch.

First up is an AFC battle between two teams in the playoff hunt, and in second place in their division. The Houston Texans are visiting the Los Angeles Chargers, and this should be a fun one! If the Texans win today, they are in the playoffs.

Matchup: Houston Texans (10-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-4)

Date/Time: December 27, 2025, 4:30 p.m. ET

Location: SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, CA

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5 takeaways from Commanders vs. Cowboys

Josh Johnson was solid in his first start since 2021.

Johnson had just five days to prepare for his first start in four years, but you wouldn’t have known it based on how he performed on Christmas. He looked calm and composed in the pocket, completing 15 of his 23 passes for 198 yards with two carries for 10 yards. It ended up being one of the best performances of his career; his passing yards were his fifth most in a single game, while his 65% completion...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Commanders’ fans. With the short week coinciding with the Christmas holiday, I have fallen one game behind with the Stats and Snaps. Hopefully this will still be of interest to the hard core readers who still pay attention this late in a losing season.

The Commanders started the Week 16 match against the Philadelphia Eagles with an unexpectedly strong performance for a team missing its star QB and key starters on both sides of the ball. On the opening kickoff return, Mike Sainristil forced a fumble to give the Commanders the ball deep...